Chapter 61: Magic Clash, Death Spreads (11/12)

Flames shot up instantly from the hands of several Elves.

The fierce firelight illuminated a radius of more than ten meters around them in an instant.

The eerie purple mist dissolved completely the moment it touched the flames, halting its invasion.

“Quick! Gather around, children, hold this position! Don’t scatter anymore!”

The original plan was to disperse and escape after leaving the influence of Lianzhai.

But just as the final stretch was in sight, they were ambushed here!

Karo Mama didn’t have time to think.

She hurriedly gathered the Elves at the edge and pulled them together.

“Elves who can use Wind Magic and Fire Magic, come to the front! We must stop the spread of this Poison Mist!”

Someone shouted loudly.

At this moment, no one cared who was giving orders anymore.

All the Elves moved obediently.

A gust of wind surged from the glow of the Magic Circle.

Winnie Kanasha was shielded in the center by Karo Mama, and she could clearly see the figures of more than a dozen Elves protecting everyone.

The wind bent the grass and trees in one direction.

The enemy’s Magic attacks seemed to have paused.

Winnie clenched her palm, about to use Ice Magic to help, but saw the already blazing flames at the front swell several times under the wind’s power.

The surrounding Poison Mist was forced back by this joint attack of wind and fire, retreating into the distant darkness in the blink of an eye.

Winnie even heard several screams.

“Quick! Take turns attacking!”

“Warriors of the Elf race, move forward! Life lies beyond this place!”

Karo Mama released Winnie’s hand.

She shouted, Mana shining in her hand, raising Earth Walls to block the darkness at the sides.

She led the others forward, the predetermined endpoint right ahead!

Karo Mama didn’t believe that with such a complex terrain, the enemy would still ambush to pursue scattered Elves.

So as long as she led her children out of this trap…

“Karo Mama!!”

In that instant, a powerful sense of danger surged through Winnie’s entire body.

She barely managed to push Karo Mama down.

A sharp whistle of something tearing through the air screamed past.

Bang!

Bang!

Splatter——!

Explosions and the sound of flesh tearing echoed one after another.

In the next second after Winnie knocked Karo Mama down, fresh blood sprayed onto her back.

Winnie’s eyes reddened, and anger and grief burst from her throat.

“No!!!”

In the darkness, Fire Magic ignited the surrounding woods.

In the weak firelight, following that thunderous roar came countless giant crossbow bolts.

They rampaged like wild beasts, unrestrained and deadly.

The roots of a thick tree in front could not withstand the assault and were shattered to pieces.

The Earth Walls Karo Mama had erected to block side attacks were also blown apart in this round of assault.

Destroyed along with them was the Elf who had just been standing next to Winnie.

The slender body was crushed under the giant crossbow thicker than a child’s arm.

Though they were Elves and could use Magic, they were still made of flesh and blood!

The arrowheads gleamed with a cold light, tearing through one Elf after another in an instant.

The barbs on the crossbow bolts ripped out even more flesh, and every struck Elf was almost doomed to be obliterated.

“Dammit~ What are you doing!? Aim carefully—don’t hurt those female Elves!”

A furious roar from deep in the forest jolted Winnie from her daze.

“Ahhh!!!”

Anger and sorrow transformed into pure hatred in that moment!

“Damn you! You all deserve to die!”

She stood up, stepping over her companions’ broken, bloodied remains.

Winnie’s hair fluttered wildly despite the still air.

Raging Ice Magic gathered around her twisted face.

Winnie drew her Magic Bow, notched an Arrow, and aimed at the direction where the voice had come from.

“It’s a Magic Arrow, prepare to defen—”

Whoosh——!

Three Arrows filled with killing intent blasted into the dense forest.

The speaker never finished his sentence before falling silent.

Immediately after, more Magic Arrows of ice and lightning attributes rained down.

In that moment, Winnie became a human ballista, enchanting and firing three Arrows at a time without pause.

Alone, she unleashed terrifying firepower!

At this point, the other Elves also recovered from the shock of the deadly crossbow barrage.

Seeing nearly a third of their companions fallen around them, grief and fury overtook their bodies.

The dozen or so Elves who had just used Wind Magic and Fire Magic to repel the Poison Mist suffered the worst fate.

Because they were at the very front, the attack was fatal.

Almost every one of them was struck by two giant crossbows and died without even a scream!

Their bodies were completely shattered.

All of this happened too quickly, stimulating every surviving Elf.

Countless streams of Mana were drawn from within, converging into Magic Circles.

The pressure from the unleashed energy formed an Energy Vortex in the sky above.

“Quick! Stop them!”

Someone shouted in the dense forest.

At the same time, numerous Magic Circles appeared on the ambushers’ side as well.

The light of Magic clashed fiercely between the two sides, killing intent filling the air!

Karo Mama stood up in heartbreak and pain, but looked around anxiously.

If another volley of those giant crossbow Arrows came…

But her fears did not come to pass.

Each shot from a giant crossbow required a long reloading time.

Now, all of Kebo’s giant crossbows had fired a round.

Attacking again would take time.

In this kind of small-scale jungle battle, even though the Elves were caught in a trap and forced into defense, they wouldn’t give the enemy time to reload.

“Raise bows! Mages, prepare!”

Kebo shouted, his eyes cold and bloodthirsty as he watched the Elves desperately unleash fierce Magical energy.

“Fire!”

“Fire!”

Both sides released Magic almost simultaneously.

Fireballs, pillars of flame, fire Arrows…

Gale winds, hurricanes, wind blades…

Lightning spheres, thunderbolts, thunder dragons…

Water blades, water Arrows, ice shards, ice spikes…

Countless elemental Magics blazed across the sky, crashing toward their enemies.

They collided in a flash, erupting in deafening explosions!

Boom!

Water and fire clashed with a thunderous roar.

Lightning sped through Wind Magic, only to be blocked by an Earth Wall.

In an instant, both vanished together.

Sand and stones blasted into the air, trees splintered, and the ground trembled violently beneath their feet.

In this round, the Elves, who were more familiar with Magic, gained the upper hand!

Whether in casting speed or attack intensity, the Elves’ side was clearly superior!

Even outnumbered, they achieved a narrow victory!

Looking at the woods cleared by the attack, the faces of the attackers were revealed in the firelight.

Winnie still hadn’t stopped.

Her fingers rested on an Arrow, aiming at the exposed enemies…

She attacked again.

A hundred meters away, this round of Magic exchange caused Kebo to lose more than ten men at the front.

Before he could catch his breath, the Elves launched another counterattack!

Leading the charge were countless Mana Arrows!

“Raise shields!”

Kebo shouted through gritted teeth.

The Restoration Army around him immediately raised their shields!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Each Mana Arrow struck the shields with explosive force.

Some shields were pierced through, but the Arrows lost their momentum.

Others held strong, successfully blocking the attacks.

Seeing this, Kebo sneered.

“Counterattack!”

The Restoration Army immediately lowered their shields, picked up bows, and fired back at the Elves.

At this moment, the battle turned into a war of attrition!

People fell continuously under the rain of Arrows, screams and wails echoing until death!

Karo Mama grew anxious and quickly made a decision.

“Stop trading fire with them~ Their numbers give them the advantage! Charge in, engage them in close combat within the forest!”

At this point, the Elves were trapped in an open space, unable to make use of their advantages in the jungle.

Only by closing in, using the trees and grass for cover, could they gain the upper hand and fight their way out!

And seeing the Elves abandon their bows to charge, the sinister smile on Kebo’s face deepened.

“If you stayed where you were, it would’ve been tough—we’d have to wait for the crossbows to reload. But you want to rush us for close combat? Kekekeke!”